Fishing
Pro tips for landing slab crappie on Jordan Lake in the fall
The only question about catching crappie at Jordan Lake these days might be, “Push or pull?” […]
The Carolinas
Deer Hunting
Hunter kills big 8-point buck with 20 1/4-inch spread
The weather was kind of nasty Oct. 10 – misting rain and blowing wind, the remnants of the storm that wreaked havoc across South Carolina with devastating flooding the weekend before – but Donnie Poplin likes to hunt in rough weather. […]
Deer Hunting
Murrells Inlet hunter kills 24-point non-typical buck
What started out as an Oct. 14 doe hunt for Tripp Love of Murrells Inlet wound up being the trophy hunt of a lifetime, with him taking a 24-point non-typical buck with a third main beam that has more than 170 inches of antler should score well up in the South Carolina whitetail record book. […]
Fishing
Pomaria’s Andy Wicker wins ABA Ram American National Championship
Pomaria’s Andy Wicker won the ABA Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship at Lake Hartwell this past weekend, beating out over three-hundred other anglers with a three-day total weight of 34.08-pounds. […]
Bass Fishing
Angler catches 11.4-pound bass at Shearon Harris
Ask a typical outdoorsman when his wife’s birthday is, and he’s probably got the month nailed down, but might not be sure of the exact date. […]
Deer Hunting
Public land hunter kills 10-pointer, 9-pointer minutes apart on Roanoke River
Lee Huffman of Dallas likes to hunt, and this is his favorite time of year to do it. Seeing the results from his hunt on Oct. 23, it’s no mystery why. Huffman killed two deer — a 10-pointer and a 9-pointer — within a five minute stretch, and the 10-pointer was the best deer he has ever taken. […]
Alligator
Summerville party kills 13-foot 7-inch long Santee gator
On the evening of October the 9, a group of alligator hunters put in at Blacks Camp Marina on their first ever gator hunt with hopes of tagging out on the last evening of the season. They Summerville party met their goal, killing a 13-foot 7 1/2-inch gator. […]
Catfish
Charlotte angler catches 70.83-pound catfish at Mountain Island Lake
Charlotte’s Evan Martin spent a long day of fishing on Oct 24 at Mountain Island Lake that began so tough that he had trouble even catching bait. He stuck to it though, and halfway through the day, he caught a monster blue catfish that tipped the scales at 70.83-pounds. […]
Bear
Easley hunter kills 502-pound bear in Greenville County
Heath Smith of Easley is no stranger to big bears. He holds the state record with a 609-pound bruin he killed two years ago. Still, Smith was a little surprised at the size of the bear he killed on Oct. 17, the opening day of bear season, at the base of Hogback Mountain in Greenville County. […]
Deer Hunting
Aging a buck on the hoof
Observing certain traits of a buck’s body is a more reliable way of determining its age than looking at the size of its rack. […]